كیرچ

See also: كیرج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• كیرج (kirec), كرچ (kireç), كرج (kirec)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گرچ (gerač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciˈɾɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

كیرچ • (kireç)

1. lime

Descendants

• Turkish: kireç
• → Bulgarian: кирѐч (kirèč)
• → Laz: ქერეჭი (kereç̌i)
• → Macedonian: креч (kreč)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: кре̏ч

  Latin script: krȅč